ecnieneeaeaaeemn porarily attached to BAIROKO for CASTLE, fo provide intercept expabilities at both atolls three aireraft were aeeigned to each. The Eniwetok element wee baged on the airatrip there with a DDE at that atell performing fighter control duties, Until EBRAW the BMking eleaent we based on the Bikini airstrip under coatm) of BAYROKO's GIG, OG officer personnel from both BAIROXO and CURTISS were aacigned texporary duty throughout the Operation in the Taek Group 7.4 Aly Operations Center at Euivetok, with the function ef providing to BAIROKO and the Faivetok fighter control DDE up-to-date? information on flighte transiting the area. 8. Yor BRAYO the Biking elenent was moved tack aboard BAIEOKO, and prepared te oontact flight eperations from the CYR during the period the stip was ontside the lagoon for the ahet. ‘thie clement - was newer returned to Bikini, After BRATO it was impossible for the wirereft to operate from the heavily contaminated airstrip. BATROKO was needed inside the lagcon to condnet helicopter operations that were absolutely essential te eontinustion of the teats, 1¢ wee con- eluded that the intercept expability at Hikini could not be ecinteined without sericaesly hindering the CASTLE program, and the three BMikiat aircraft with their personnel were placed ashore at Enivetok ent Joined with the three alrareft originally based there, The probable ineffeativensss of these propeller drives aircraft had woéern eneay Planes entered the area contributed te this decision, After BRAVO ail six fightere continned to operate from Fnivetok. On omen eee 44